re: "Pope Says a Strong U.S. Faction Offers a Backward, Narrow View of the Church" (The New York Times, August 30, 2023)
As pope, Francis can be infallible if he so wishes on matters of doctrine. That traditionalist doctrine being surely upheld by the conservative US rump, Francis should use his option of papal infallibility to correct a few inherited errors in prevailing Catholic dogma.
Should a schism come, that is nothing to be feared. Christianity has schismed since its founding.
Francis is right to seek to put decent moral values over the commands of the rather despotic god of the Bible, including St Paul's petty-minded, vindictive god of the New Testament preaching, for example, to slaves to "obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ" (Ephesians 6:5) — that is not something fit for any religion in today's more morally enlightened world.
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The above comment was submitted by Felix Qui to The New York Times article.
It is published there at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/world/europe/pope-francis-american-conservatives.html#commentsContainer&permid=127400740:127401590
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